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This might sound like a really odd question, but search isn't helping out that much.
From pursuing threads and word of mouth I have a good idea about what these sound like, look like, variations, constructions, etc.
The problem is that I can't find a post that describes what precisely the Sextett is. As in, "these specific K240's which have identifiers y and differ from normal {K240/K240S/K240M}s because of z."
I mean, if I had to hazard a guess I would say the 600 ohm version of the K240, but from a quick google search I can see these are still available fairly cheap and considering the price Sextetts command it's obviously wrong.
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The AKG K240 Sextett is an early version of the K240. The main difference from later model K240's, and the reason for the "Sextett" name are the six passive drivers under and surrounding the main driver that supliment the bass. Think of them as a passive radiator in a subwoofer. The K340 also has them, but it only has five, as the spot for the sixth is taken up by what most people refer to as the crossover.
The Sextett is the original version of the K240, first made in 1975. It differs from the later versions in that it makes use of a ring of variously-tuned "passive radiators," which are like little driver membranes without voice coils behind them. This tricky and expensive device (also used in a few other AKG headphones of the time, most notably the K340) gives a very precise control over how the acoustic backwave returns to the listener's ear, crucial for spatial presentation and general frequency response. Later K240 lacking this ring of six passive radiators are generally considered sharply inferior to the original version.
As has been noted above, the Sextett can be identified by the color of the metal rings on the earpieces (silver not gold), by the large round perforations in the headband, and by the appearance of the inner side of the earpiece, where the passive radiators are visible behind a plastic grill, encircling the driver.
edit, doh, swt61 posted just when I started writing.
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Also, in later versions, the headband doesn't have holes in it. Silver on the housing is the big giveaway (and if a pair does have holes in the headband, it's definitely a Sextett).
Right, some have a regular K240 style headband but with silver printing on it, like a K240-DF does.
Some have a cable that has a square cross section, some have a cable that's ridged like the power cord on a vacuum cleaner.
The K260 also has silver rings on it, but i guarantee you won't mistake a K260 for a K240.
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I mean, if I had to hazard a guess I would say the 600 ohm version of the K240, but from a quick google search I can see these are still available fairly cheap and considering the price Sextetts command it's obviously wrong.
It's a K240 built with snake oil...
No, there's no snake oil. You can still find them under $150. They're the best sounding among the releases of the K240 series. To my ears, they don't have the highest resolution or sound stage of other more advanced/expensive AKG, but they're are the most musical of all AKG's. You might want to find a pair to hear for yourself.
What exactly is the AKG K240 Sextett?
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